October 2013, anomaly scans, boy, girls and little surprises :-)

[Natalieand]

Welcome to thread number 7 (of many) of the October bus xxx

Oh my god MoN - that's bloody amazing news! Really happy for you

MoN so happy for you!!
Fingers crossed for the rest of the results!

Yaaaayyyy MoN, that must be SUCH a weight off your mind from such a grim outcome at the start. What a relief!

That's fantastic news MoN! Do they tell you what the preliminary results cover or is it not as specific as that?

I really want some wine now to go with those flowers Bowlful and Cherry.

Preliminary results have ruled out Downs,Edwards,Pateaus and looked at the sex chromosomes so have ruled out Turners.
I need to do some more research because I'm not sure if the mosaic forms of these are ruled out.

- enjoy

just a small glass though haha
Not had a glass of wine in agesssss, or coffee for that matter- baby just doesnt like!!
Must be a boy and like his dad!

I'll be on this soon enough boring you with all the details of stuff I've bought for the baby, and discussing names. I can't wait.

wow - what amazing news MoN!!! You so deserve a glass of tonight! Must be such a relief!

Does it mean it will be your 4th girl...? Or do you already have a boy too?

Feel feel to bore us with all the baby stuff and baby names now. We will reciprocate for sure

Soooo happy and relieved for you MON that must be a massive weight off of your mind. I will keep my fingers crossed for you, as it must still be a bit daunting until you see it all finalised in black and white- but I have a big smile on my face, surprising how involved we feel with each others pregnancies on here!

Natalie I'm echoing others in saying don't feel guilty, this is the place you're allowed to say what you can't in RL! Me, DP, my mum and gran have all dreamt I'm having a girl and all I can picture is a girl! We're not going to find out, so thinking whatever we have I'm going to be so overwhelmed and exhausted I probably won't care by then!!

I agree with Jelly no MC spoilers please, this is the first ever series I've got into, albeit only in the last few weeks (please can someone explain how many times a week and for how long the episodes come on for as I have it on series link but am a bit confused about the format- 30 mins then 1hr feeling a but dim )

Falcon and Clapham hope you both feel better soon

3rd girl Clapham My eldest is a boy. He's none too chuffed but beggars can't be choosers.

Thanks falcon! x
Just got back from GP - signed off for this week. Official note in hand and already sent to my manager. It changes nothing in how I feel but somehow helps manage the "not going to work" guilt.
Was also told NOT to talk... sorry... HOW?

That's fantastic news MoN, so pleased for you

Well I finally got my work Risk Assessment done and I am about to be 'signed off' from my normal duties as they are too risky and I will be offered 'alternative work'! Not exactly sure what they can offer - has anyone else been given alternative work due to pregnancy? x

what kind of work do you do takingachance? are you perhaps a spy or a stunt woman? :)
Office job here so no chance of an alternative work... my main risk is boredom or tripping over my handbag

@ Clapham I wondered the same thing... a student told me the other day he wanted to be a professional bungee jumper (he's 17 and doing A levels) maybe takingachance does that?!

he he, Claphammama , I could quite fancy being a stunt woman! But no, I'm a helicopter pilot..... not sure the vibration and noise is doing much for the baby!!

Ooh that sounds really exciting (better than our suggestions IMO
What could they ask you to do instead- could you be a controller or does that require additional training? V naive here at a desk with a red pen...

ahhh MON just seen your fabulous news!! SO happy and relieved for you! So today we have had a boy and a girl revelation.

If no-one else has a scan before Friday looks like by the laws of probability mine will be a boy!

I'll catch up when I get home but a quick update from the bus - amnio results all clear! Feel like I can breathe again

Woohoo Soupqueen The luck on this thread is changing for the better. About bloody time. We just need some good news for Falcon now.

Oh Soup what a great day for healthy babies!
So happy for you both!! all round!

Yay Soup, and for you too x

So pleased for you ladies .

Let's hope the tide is turning and it is all good news from here!

Amazing news soup! today is another big and good news day! A glass of for you too!

takingachance you exceeded my expectations! This sounds great but yes very shaky and noisy. I know you are not supposed to be "shaky" when pregnant.
Also - no idea what else you could possibly do... will be interesting to find out!

Fantastic Soup - such a relief for you

Yes, it will be interesting to find out what I'm offered. Feminist I'm not trained to be a controller, I suspect there will be some office work heading my way, so a bit different from my usual view. But the important thing is keeping baby safe.